{"id":47851,"date":"2024-01-14T16:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/biden-us-delivered-private-message-to-iran-about-houthi-attacks-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T16:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T16:52:07","slug":"biden-us-delivered-private-message-to-iran-about-houthi-attacks-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/biden-us-delivered-private-message-to-iran-about-houthi-attacks-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden: US delivered private message to Iran about Houthi attacks | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nWASHINGTON:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We delivered it privately and we&#8217;re confident we&#8217;re well-prepared,&#8221; Biden told reporters at the White House before departing to the Camp David presidential retreat for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi movement threatened a &#8220;strong and effective response&#8221; after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight, further ratcheting up tensions as Washington vows to protect shipping from attacks by the Iran-aligned group.<\/p>\n<p>The latest strike, which the US said hit a radar site, came a day after dozens of American and British strikes on Houthi facilities in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2453116\/us-carries-out-new-strike-in-yemen-after-biden-vows-to-keep-pressure-on\" target=\"_blank\">US carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday the initial strikes had hit the Houthis&#8217; ability to store, launch and guide missiles or drones, which the group has used to threaten shipping.<\/p>\n<p>He said Washington had no interest in a war with Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, whose administration removed the Houthis from a State Department list of &#8220;foreign terrorist organisations&#8221; in 2021, was asked by reporters on Friday whether he felt the term &#8220;terrorist&#8221; described the movement now. &#8220;I think they are,&#8221; Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea. &#8220;We delivered it privately and we&#8217;re confident we&#8217;re well-prepared,&#8221; Biden told reporters at the White House before departing to the Camp David presidential retreat for the 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